Abstract: The collection consists of materials of the Sacramento Charter Commission (also includes City/County Merger Committee files)
including local and state government reports and public opinion surveys used in the creation of the Citizen's Committee on
Local Governmental Reorganization Report of October 1973.

Conditions Governing Use note

Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce
from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives.
Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Library,
California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission of the
copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

The Sacramento Charter Commission records were given to the CSUS Special Collections and University Archives by the Sacramento
Charter Commission in 1974.

Accruals note

No additions are expected.

Custodial History note

The Sacramento Charter Commission created these records over many years and later donated them to the CSUS Special Collections
and University Archives.

Biographical/Historical note

In 1971 the Sacramento City Council and the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors appointed the Sacramento Charter Commission
(originally known as the Citizens Committee on Local Government Reorganization) to study potential consolidation of Sacramento
city and Sacramento county governments. The Commission drafted a new charter; however, controversy over potential reorganization
required revisions to the state constitution and an amendment was put to California voters on the June 1974 Primary Election
Ballot as Proposition 8. Upon the successful passage of the constitutional amendment, or Proposition 8, the issue to consolidate
the city and county government was put to voters in November of 1974 as Measure A. Measure A was rejected.

Preferred Citation note

[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 1974/01, Sacramento Charter Commission records, Department of
Special Collections and University Archives, The Library, California State University, Sacramento.

Processing Information note

Processed by Special Collections & University Archives staff.

Scope and Contents note

Collection consists of local and state reports, agendas, public opinion surveys, subject files, and proposed charter.

Related Archival Materials note

Related materials to the Sacramento Charter Commission records may be found in the following collections in this repository:

Sacramento Ad-Hoc Charter Commission records (MSS 1988/01).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Citizens Committee on Local Governmental Reorganization.

Sacramento Charter Commission.

Sacramento Charter Commission.

County charters -- California -- Sacramento

Legislative bodies -- California -- Sacramento -- Reform

Legislative bodies -- California -- Sacramento County -- Reform

Local government -- California -- Sacramento County

Municipal charters -- California -- Sacramento

Box 1, Folder 1

Assembly Bill Number 1315,April 23, 1973

Box 1, Folder 2

Constitutional Amendment Number 91,August 13, 1973.

Box 1, Folder 3

Information Packet: Proposition Eight,June 1974

Box 1, Folder 4

Measure A: Proposed Charter of the City and County of Sacramento,November 5, 1974

Box 1, Folder 5

Issues and Attitudes Related to Local Government Reorganization in Sacramento County: Survey Data Analysis,March 1973

Box 1, Folder 6

A Survey of Attitudes Related to Local Governmental Reorganization in Sacramento County,October 13-21, 1973